This fourth edition of Historical Dictionary of Australia covers its history through entries on important personalities, politics, economy, foreign relations, religion, and culture.

Table of Contents

• Editor's Foreword
• Preface
• Acronyms and Abbreviations
• Currency and Measurement Units
• Chronology
• Introduction
• A
• ABBOTT, ANTHONY JOHN “TONY” (1957– ).
• ABORIGINAL AND TORRES STRAIT ISLANDER COMMISSION (ATSIC).
• ABORIGINAL ART.
• ABORIGINES.
• ACCORD.
• AC/DC.
• ADELAIDE.
• ADOPTION.
• AGE.
• AGRICULTURE.
• AIRLINES.
• ALCOHOL.
• ALICE SPRINGS.
• ALL FOR AUSTRALIA LEAGUE.
• ALUMINUM.
• ANDERSON, JOHN (1893–1962).
• ANGLICANISM.
• “ANGRY PENGUINS.”
• ANGUS, ROBERTSON,.
• ANTARCTICA.
• ANZAC.
• ANZAC PACT.
• ANZUS TREATY.
• ARAFURA SEA.
• ARCHIBALD, JULES FRANÇOIS (1856–1919).
• ARCHITECTURE.
• ARMED FORCES.
• ARNOTT,'S.
• ARTISTS.
• ASIA-PACIFIC ECONOMIC COOPERATION (APEC).
• ASSIGNMENT SYSTEM.
• ASYLUM SEEKERS.
• AUSTRALIA.
• AUSTRALIA DAY.
• AUSTRALIA FIRST MOVEMENT.
• AUSTRALIA PARTY (AP).
• AUSTRALIAN.
• AUSTRALIAN BALLET.
• AUSTRALIAN BALLOT.
• AUSTRALIAN BROADCASTING CORPORATION (ABC).
• AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY (ACT).
• AUSTRALIAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY (ACCI).
• AUSTRALIAN COLONIES GOVERNMENT ACT.
• Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC).
• AUSTRALIAN CONSTITUTION.
• AUSTRALIAN COUNCIL OF TRADE UNIONS (ACTU).
• AUSTRALIAN DEMOCRACY.
• AUSTRALIAN DEMOCRATS.
• AUSTRALIAN ENGLISH.
• AUSTRALIAN FLAG.
• AUSTRALIAN HISTORIOGRAPHY.
• AUSTRALIAN HONORS SYSTEM.
• AUSTRALIAN IMPERIAL FORCE (AIF).
• AUSTRALIAN INDUSTRY GROUP (AiGroup).
• AUSTRALIAN LABOR PARTY (ALP).
• AUSTRALIAN LEGEND, THE.
• AUSTRALIAN MANUFACTURING WORKERS’ UNION (AMWU).
• AUSTRALIAN MUTUAL PROVIDENT SOCIETY (AMP).
• AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY (ANU).
• AUSTRALIAN NATIVES’ ASSOCIATION (ANA).
• AUSTRALIAN PATRIOTIC ASSOCIATION (APA).
• AUSTRALIAN PLATE.
• AUSTRALIAN RESEARCH COUNCIL (ARC).
• AUSTRALIAN RULES.
• AUSTRALIAN SECRET INTELLIGENCE SERVICE (ASIS).
• AUSTRALIAN SECURITY INTELLIGENCE ORGANISATION (ASIO).
• AUSTRALIAN SETTLEMENT.
• AUSTRALIAN WOMEN'S WEEKLY (AWW).
• AUSTRALIAN WORKERS’ UNION (AWU).
• AVIATION.
• AWARDS.
• AYERS’ ROCK.
• B
• BALLARAT.
• BANK OF NEW SOUTH WALES.
• BANKING.
• BANKS, JOSEPH (1743–1820).
• BARTON, EDMUND (1849–1929).
• BARWICK, GARFIELD EDWARD JOHN (1903–1997).
• BASIC WAGE.
• BASS, GEORGE (1771–1803).
• BASS STRAIT.
• “BATTLE OF BRISBANE.”
• BATTLERS.
• BAUXITE.
• BEAN, CHARLES EDWIN WOODROW (1879–1968).
• BEER.
• BELL, CHARLES (1960–2005).
• BELL, GRAEME EMERSON (1914–2012).
• BENDIGO.
• BHP-BILLITON.
• BIGGE REPORTS.
• BJELKE-PETERSEN, JOHANNES (1911–2005).
• BLACKBIRDING.
• BLACKBURN, ELIZABETH HELEN (1948– ).
• BLAINEY, GEOFFREY [NORMAN] (1930– ).
• BLIGH, WILLIAM.
• BLUE MOUNTAINS.
• BODGIES AND WIDGIES.
• BODYLINE TOUR.
• BOER WAR.
• BONNER, NEVILLE [THOMAS] (1922–1999).
• BOOMERANG.
• BORRIE, WILFRED DAVID [“MICK”] (1913–2000).
• BOYD, ROBIN [GERARD PENLEIGH] (1919–1971).
• “BRADDON BLOT.”
• BRADMAN, DONALD [GEORGE] (1908–2001).
• BRAGG, WILLIAM HENRY (1862–1942)
• BRISBANE.
• BRITAIN.
• BROKEN HILL PROPRIETARY COMPANY LIMITED (BHP).
• BRONHILL, JUNE [GOUGH, JUNE] (1929–2005).
• BRUCE, STANLEY MELBOURNE (1883–1967).
• BUDDHISM.
• BULLETIN.
• “BUNYIP ARISTOCRACY.”
• BURCHETT, WILFRED (1911–1983).
• BURKE AND WILLS EXPEDITION.
• BURNET, [FRANK] MACFARLANE (1899–1985).
• BUSH, THE.
• BUSHFIRES.
• BUSHRANGERS.
• BUSINESS COUNCIL OF AUSTRALIA (BCA).
• BUTLIN, NOEL GEORGE (1921–1991).
• C
• CAIRNS.
• CAIRNS GROUP OF FAIR TRADERS IN AGRICULTURE.
• CANBERRA.
• CANNING STOCK ROUTE.
• CAPITAL PUNISHMENT.
• CARERS.
• CASEY, RICHARD GARDINER (1890–1976).
• CASTLE HILL REBELLION.
• CATHOLICISM.
• CELTS.
• CENSORSHIP.
• CENSUS.
• CHANAK CRISIS.
• CHIEF MINISTER.
• CHIFLEY, [JOSEPH] BEN [BENEDICT] (1885–1951).
• CHILDE, VERE GORDON (1882–1957).
• CHINA.
• CHINESE.
• CHISHOLM, CAROLINE (1808–1877).
• CHURCH OF ENGLAND.
• CITIZENSHIP AND NATURALIZATION.
• CIVIL AND POLITICAL RIGHTS.
• CLARK, [CHARLES] MANNING [HOPE] (1915–1991).
• CLIMATE.
• CLIMATE CHANGE.
• COAL.
• COBB AND CO.
• COGHLAN, TIMOTHY AUGUSTINE (1855–1926).
• COLD WAR.
• COLES.
• COLONIAL/STATE GOVERNOR.
• COLONIES.
• COMMONWEALTH BANK.
• COMMONWEALTH OF NATIONS.
• COMMONWEALTH SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH ORGANISATION (CSIRO).
• COMMONWEALTH–STATE RELATIONS.
• COMMUNIST PARTY OF AUSTRALIA (CPA).
• COMPULSORY VOTING.
• CONCILIATION AND ARBITRATION.
• CONFEDERATION OF AUSTRALIAN INDUSTRY (CAI).
• CONSCRIPTION.
• CONSTITUTION.
• CONVICTS.
• COOK, JAMES (1728–1779).
• COOK, JOSEPH (1860–1947).
• COOMBS, “NUGGET” [HERBERT COLE] (1906–1997).
• CORAL SEA, BATTLE OF THE.
• CORNFORTH, JOHN WARCUP (1917–2013).
• CORROBOREE.
• CORRUPTION.
• Council of Australian Governments (COAG).
• COUNTRY WOMEN'S ASSOCIATION (CWA).
• CRICKET.
• CRIME.
• CROATIANS.
• CULTURAL CRINGE.
• CULTURE.
• CURRENCY.
• CURRENCY LADS AND LASSES.
• CURTIN, JOHN JOSEPH (1885–1945).
• D
• DART, RAYMOND ARTHUR (1893–1988).
• DARWIN.
• DAVID, [TANNATT WILLIAM] EDGEWORTH (1858–1934).
• DEAKIN, ALFRED (1856–1919).
• DEFENCE OF GOVERNMENT SCHOOLS (DOGS).
• DEFENSE.
• DEMOCRATIC LABOR PARTY (DLP).
• DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF TIMOR-LESTE.
• DENNIS, C[LARENCE MICHAEL] J[AMES] (1876–1938).
• DEPRESSION.
• DESERTS.
• DIAMONDS.
• DICTATION TEST.
• DISMISSAL, THE.
• DIVORCE.
• DOHERTY, PETER CHARLES (1940– ).
• DREAMTIME.
• DROUGHT.
• DUNSTAN, DON [DONALD ALLAN] (1926–1999).
• DUNTROON.
• “DUSTY, SLIM” [KIRKPATRICK, DAVID GORDON] (1927–2003).
• E
• EAST TIMOR.
• EASYBEATS, THE.
• ECCLES, JOHN CAREW (1903–1997).
• ECONOMIC RATIONALISM.
• ECONOMY.
• EDUCATION.
• EGGLESTON, FREDERIC WILLIAM (1875–1954).
• EIGHT-HOUR DAY.
• EL NIÑO.
• ELECTORAL SYSTEM.
• EMANCIPISTS.
• EMIGRATION.
• EMPLOYERS’ ASSOCIATIONS.
• ENERGY.
• ENVIRONMENT.
• EUREKA STOCKADE.
• EUROPEAN UNION (EU).
• EVATT, HERBERT VERE (1894–1965).
• EXPLORATION.
• EYRE, EDWARD JOHN (1815–1901).
• F
• “FACELESS MEN.”
• FADDEN, ARTHUR WILLIAM (1895–1973).
• FAMILY FIRST.
• FEDERAL EXECUTIVE COUNCIL.
• FEDERATED MISCELLANEOUS WORKERS’ UNION (FMWU).
• FEDERATION.
• FILMS.
• FIRST FLEET.
• FISHER, ANDREW (1862–1928).
• FLAG.
• FLEAY, DAVID [HOWELLS] (1907–1993).
• FLINDERS, MATTHEW (1774–1814).
• FLOREY, HOWARD WALTER (1898–1968).
• FORDE, FRANCIS MICHAEL, “FRANK” (1890–1983).
• FOREIGN INVESTMENT.
• FOREIGN POLICY.
• FOREIGN RELATIONS.
• FRANCE.
• FRANCHISE.
• FRASER, [JOHN] MALCOLM (1930– ).
• FREE SELECTION.
• FREE TRADE.
• FREEDOM OF INFORMATION (FOI).
• FREEDOM RIDE.
• “FUSION” LIBERAL PARTY.
• G
• GALLIPOLI.
• GAMBLING.
• GEELONG.
• GENDER EQUALITY.
• GERMANS.
• GIBBS, [CECILIA] MAY (1877–1969).
• GILLARD, JULIA EILEEN (1961– ).
• GINGER MEGGS.
• GLOBAL FINANCIAL CRISIS (GFC).
• GOLD.
• GOLD COAST.
• GOLDEN MILE.
• Good Neighbour Council.
• GOODS AND SERVICES TAX (GST).
• GORTON, JOHN [GREY] (1911–2002).
• GOVERNOR-GENERAL.
• GOVERNORS.
• GRAINGER, [GEORGE] PERCY (1882–1961).
• GRATTAN, C[LINTON] HARTLEY (1902–1980).
• GREAT ARTESIAN BASIN.
• GREAT AUSTRALIAN BIGHT.
• GREAT BARRIER REEF.
• GREAT BRITAIN.
• GREAT WHITE FLEET.
• GREEKS.
• GREEN BANS.
• GREENS, THE.
• GREER, GERMAINE (1939– ).
• GREGG, NORMAN [MCALISTER] (1892–1966).
• GRIFFIN, WALTER BURLEY (1876–1937).
• H
• HANCOCK, [WILLIAM KEITH] (1898–1988).
• HANSON, PAULINE.
• HARVESTER JUDGMENT.
• HAWKE, “BOB” [ROBERT JAMES LEE] (1929– ).
• HEALTH AND MEDICAL SERVICES.
• HEIDELBERG SCHOOL.
• HELPMANN, ROBERT [MURRAY] (1909–1986).
• HENDERSON, RONALD FRANK (1917–1994).
• HERBERT, [ALFRED FRANCIS] XAVIER (1901–1984).
• HIGH COURT OF AUSTRALIA.
• HILLS HOIST.
• HOBART.
• HOLT, HAROLD EDWARD (1908–1967).
• HOME OWNERSHIP.
• HOPE, A. D. [ALEC DERWENT] (1907–2000).
• HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
• HOWARD, JOHN WINSTON (1939– ).
• HUGHES, ROBERT STUDLEY FORREST (1938–2012).
• HUGHES, WILLIAM MORRIS (1862–1952).
• HUMAN RIGHTS.
• HUMPHRIES, JOHN BARRY (1934– ).
• I
• IMMIGRATION.
• INDIAN OCEAN.
• INDO-AUSTRALIAN PLATE.
• INDONESIA.
• INDUSTRIAL TRIBUNALS.
• INGAMELLS, REX [REGINALD CHARLES] (1913–1955).
• INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC AFFAIRS (IPA).
• INTERNATIONAL BOUNDARIES.
• INTERNMENT.
• INTERSTATE MIGRATION.
• INVESTMENT, FOREIGN.
• IRISH.
• IRON AND STEEL.
• IRON ORE.
• IRRIGATION.
• ISLAM.
• ITALIANS.
• J
• JAPAN.
• JINDYWOROBAKS.
• JUDAISM.
• K
• KAKADU NATIONAL PARK.
• KALGOORLIE.
• KANAKAS.
• KANGAROOS AND WALLABIES.
• KEATING, PAUL JOHN (1944– ).
• KELLY, “NED” [EDWARD] (1855–1880).
• KENEALLY, THOMAS MICHAEL (1935– ).
• KINGSFORD SMITH, CHARLES EDWARD (1897–1935).
• KOREA.
• KYABRAM REFORM MOVEMENT.
• L
• LABOR DISPUTES.
• LABOR FORCE.
• LABOR PARTY.
• LABOR UNIONS.
• LABOUR DAY.
• LAKE MUNGO.
• LAND SETTLEMENT.
• LANG, JACK [JOHN THOMAS] (1876–1975).
• LANG, JOHN DUNMORE (1799–1878).
• LANGUAGE.
• LASSETER,'S REEF.
• LAWLER, RAY [RAYMOND EVENOR] (1921– ).
• LAWRENCE, CARMEN MARY (1948– ).
• LAWSON, HENRY (1867–1922).
• LEGAL SYSTEM.
• LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY.
• LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.
• LEICHHARDT, [FRIEDRICH WILHELM] LUDWIG (1813–1848).
• LEND LEASE.
• LEWIS, ESSINGTON (1881–1961).
• LIBERAL PARTY OF AUSTRALIA.
• LINDRUM, WALTER ALBERT (1898–1960).
• LINDSAY, NORMAN ALFRED WILLIAM (1879–1969).
• LITERATURE.
• LOCAL GOVERNMENT.
• LONG SERVICE LEAVE.
• LUCKY COUNTRY, THE.
• LYONS, ENID MURIEL (1897–1981).
• LYONS, JOSEPH ALOYSIUS (1879–1939).
• M
• MABO JUDGMENT.
• MACKELLAR, [ISOBEL MARIAN] DOROTHEA (1885–1968).
• MACKERRAS, [ALAN] CHARLES [MACLAURIN] (1925–2010).
• MACKILLOP, MARY HELEN (1842–1909).
• MACQUARIE, LACHLAN (1762–1824).
• MAHON, HUGH (1857–1931).
• MALAYSIA.
• MANNIX, DANIEL (1864–1963).
• MANUFACTURING.
• MARITIME STRIKE.
• MATESHIP.
• MAWSON, DOUGLAS (1882–1958).
• MAY, ROBERT MCCREDIE (1936– ).
• MAYO, [GEORGE] ELTON (1880–1949).
• MCEWEN, JOHN (1900–1980).
• MCMAHON, WILLIAM (1908–1988).
• MEANJIN.
• MEDIA.
• MELBA, NELLIE (1861–1931).
• MELBOURNE.
• MELBOURNE CUP.
• MELBOURNE–SYDNEY RIVALRY.
• MENZIES, ROBERT GORDON (1894–1978).
• METAL TRADES INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION (MTIA).
• METHODISM.
• MINERAL SANDS.
• MINING.
• MIN MIN LIGHT.
• MITCHELL, THOMAS LIVINGSTONE (1792–1855).
• MONASH, JOHN (1865–1931).
• MOOREHEAD, ALAN MCCRAE (1910–1983).
• MORMONISM.
• MURDOCH, [KEITH] RUPERT (1931– ).
• MURPHY, LIONEL KEITH (1922–1986).
• MURRAY, LESLIE ALLAN, “LES” (1938– ).
• MURRAY RIVER.
• MUSIC.
• MYALL CREEK MASSACRE.
• N
• NAMATJIRA, ALBERT (1902–1959).
• NATIONAL ANTHEM.
• NATIONAL FARMERS’ FEDERATION (NFF).
• NATIONAL GALLERY OF AUSTRALIA (NGA).
• NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF DRAMATIC ART (NIDA).
• NATIONAL LIBRARY OF AUSTRALIA (NLA).
• NATIONAL MUSEUM OF AUSTRALIA.
• NATIONAL TRUST OF AUSTRALIA.
• NATIONALISM.
• NATIONALIST PARTY.
• NATURALIZATION.
• NEW AUSTRALIA.
• “NEW AUSTRALIANS.”
• NEWCASTLE.
• NEW GUARD.
• NEW GUINEA.
• NEW RIGHT.
• NEW SOUTH WALES.
• NEW ZEALAND.
• NICKEL.
• NOLAN, SIDNEY ROBERT (1917–1992).
• NORFOLK ISLAND.
• NORTHERN TERRITORY (NT).
• NOSSAL, GUSTAV JOSEPH VICTOR (1931– ).
• NULLARBOR PLAIN.
• O
• OLIPHANT, MARK [MARCUS LAURENCE ELWIN] (1901–2000).
• OLYMPIC GAMES.
• ON THE BEACH.
• ONE NATION PARTY.
• OPERA.
• ORD RIVER.
• OUTBACK.
• OVERLAND TELEGRAPH.
• OVERLANDERS.
• OZ magazine.
• P
• PACIFIC OCEAN.
• PACKER, KERRY
• PAGE, EARLE CHRISTMAS GRAFTON (1880–1961).
• PAINTING.
• PALMER, CLIVE (1954– ).
• PALMER, [EDWARD VIVIAN] VANCE (1885–1959).
• PALMER UNITED PARTY (PUP).
• PAPUA NEW GUINEA.
• PARKES, HENRY (1815–1896).
• PARLIAMENT.
• PASSMORE, JOHN ARTHUR (1914–2004).
• PATERSON, FREDERICK WOOLNOUGH (1897–1977).
• PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA (PRC).
• PERFORMING ARTS.
• PERKINS, CHARLES NELSON (1936–2000).
• PERTH.
• PETROLEUM.
• PETROV AFFAIR.
• PFALZ.
• PHAR LAP.
• PLAYFORD, THOMAS (1896–1981).
• POLICE STRIKE.
• POLITICAL PARTIES.
• POLITICAL SYSTEM.
• POLITICAL VIOLENCE.
• POPULATION.
• POSTWAR RECONSTRUCTION.
• PREMIER.
• PRESBYTERIANISM.
• PRESS.
• PRIMARY SECTOR.
• PRIME MINISTER.
• PRITCHARD, KATHERINE SUSANNAH (1883–1969).
• PROTECTION.
• Q
• QANTAS.
• QUEENSLAND.
• R
• RABBIT-PROOF FENCE.
• RADCLIFFE-BROWN, ALFRED REGINALD (1881–1955).
• RADIO.
• RAILROADS.
• REFERENDUM.
• REID, GEORGE HOUSTON (1845–1918).
• RELIGION.
• REPUBLICANISM.
• RETURNED SERVICES LEAGUE (RSL).
• RICHARDSON, HENRY HANDEL (1870–1946).
• RIDLEY,'S STRIPPER.
• RINEHART, GEORGINA HOPE “GINA” (1954– ).
• ROADS.
• ROBERTS, TOM [THOMAS WILLIAM,] (1856–1931).
• ROYAL AUSTRALIAN AIR FORCE (RAAF).
• ROYAL AUSTRALIAN NAVY (RAN).
• ROYAL FLYING DOCTOR SERVICE.
• RUDD, KEVIN MICHAEL (1957– ).
• “RUM REBELLION.”
• RURAL AUSTRALIA.
• RURAL SUICIDE.
• S
• SANTAMARIA, BARTHOLOMEW AUGUSTINE (1915–1998).
• SCHMIDT, BRIAN PAUL (1967– ).
• SCHOOL OF THE AIR.
• SCOTS.
• SCIENCE.
• SCULLIN, JAMES HENRY (1876–1953).
• SCULTHORPE, PETER (1929–2014).
• SECONDARY SECTOR.
• SECRET BALLOT.
• SEIDLER, HARRY (1923–2006).
• SENATE.
• SERVICES SECTOR.
• SHARK ATTACKS.
• SHEEP AND WOOL.
• SHEFFIELD SHIELD.
• SHENANDOAH INCIDENT.
• SHIPPING.
• SINGER, PETER ALFRED DAVID (1946– ).
• SIX O'CLOCK SWILL.
• SLESSOR, KENNETH ADOLPH (1901–1971).
• SLY GROG.
• SMART, [FRANK] JEFFREY [EDSON] (1921–2013).
• SMITH, BERNARD WILLIAM (1916–2011).
• SNOWY MOUNTAINS SCHEME.
• SOCIAL SECURITY.
• SOLDIER SETTLEMENT.
• SOUTH AFRICA.
• SOUTH AUSTRALIA.
• SOUTH PACIFIC FORUM.
• SOUTHERN OCEAN.
• SPANISH INFLUENZA PANDEMIC.
• SPENCE, WILLIAM GUTHRIE (1846–1926).
• SPORT.
• SQUATTING.
• STATE AID.
• STATES.
• STATUTE OF WESTMINSTER.
• STAWELL GIFT.
• STEAD, CHRISTINA ELLEN (1902–1983).
• STEWART, DOUGLAS ALEXANDER (1913–1985).
• STOCK MARKET.
• STOLEN GENERATIONS.
• STRIKES.
• STUART, JOHN MCDOUALL (1815–1866).
• STUMP JUMP PLOW.
• STURT, CHARLES (1795–1869).
• SUBURBIA.
• SUNSHINE COAST.
• SUTHERLAND, JOAN (1926–2010).
• SYDNEY.
• SYDNEY HARBOR BRIDGE.
• SYDNEY–MELBOURNE RIVALRY.
• SYDNEY MORNING HERALD.
• SYDNEY OPERA HOUSE.
• SYDNEY PUSH.
• SYME, DAVID (1827–1908).
• T
• TAMPA INCIDENT.
• TANGNEY, DOROTHY (1911–1985).
• TARIFFS.
• TASMAN SEA.
• TASMANIA.
• TASMANIAN TIGER.
• TAXATION.
• TAYLOR, [THOMAS] GRIFFITH (1880–1963).
• TELECOMMUNICATIONS.
• TELEVISION.
• TEMPERANCE MOVEMENT.
• TERRITORIES.
• TERRORISM.
• THEATRE.
• THINK TANKS.
• TIMOR SEA.
• TIMOR SEA TREATY.
• TORRENS TITLE.
• TORRES STRAIT.
• TORRES STRAIT ISLANDERS.
• TOURISM.
• TOWNSVILLE.
• TRADE.
• TRADE DIVERSION.
• TRADE PRACTICES ACT.
• TRADE UNIONS.
• TRANSPORTATION.
• TUCKER, ALBERT (1914–1999).
• U
• ULURU.
• UNAIPON, DAVID (1872–1967).
• UNITED AUSTRALIA PARTY (UAP).
• UNITED KINGDOM.
• UNITED NATIONS (UN).
• UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.
• UNITED VOICE.
• UNITING CHURCH OF AUSTRALIA.
• UNIVERSITIES.
• URANIUM.
• URBANIZATION.
• V
• VEGEMITE.
• VICTORIA.
• VIETNAM.
• VINE, CARL (1954– ).
• W
• WAR.
• WARREN, DAVID RONALD DE MEY (1925–2010).
• WATSON, JOHN CHRISTIAN, “CHRIS” (1867–1941).
• WEALTH AND INCOME.
• WEIR, PETER (1944– ).
• WELSH.
• WEST, MORRIS LANGLO (1916–1999).
• WESTERN AUSTRALIA.
• WESTPAC.
• WHALING AND SEALING.
• WHEAT.
• WHITE AUSTRALIA POLICY.
• WHITE, PATRICK VICTOR MARTINDALE (1912–1990).
• WHITELY, BRETT (1939–1992).
• WHITLAM, [EDWARD] GOUGH (1916–2014).
• WHOLESALE AND RETAIL TRADE.
• WIK CASE.
• WILLIAMSON, DAVID KEITH (1942– ).
• WILMOT, “CHESTER” [REGINALD WILLIAM WINCHESTER] (1911–1954).
• WINE.
• WOLFENSOHN, JAMES DAVID (1933– ).
• WOLLONGONG.
• WOMEN.
• WOMEN'S ELECTORAL LOBBY (WEL).
• WOOL.
• WORLD WAR I (1914–1918).
• WORLD WAR II (1939–1945).
• WRIGHT, JUDITH ARUNDELL (1915–2000).
• Y
• YEOMANS, P. A. [PERCIVAL ALFRED] (1905–1984).
• Z
• Z SPECIAL UNIT.
• Appendix A: Governors-General
• Appendix B: Prime Ministers
• Appendix C: State Premiers and Territory Chief Ministers (as of June 2014)
• Appendix D: Largest Corporations by Market Capitalization (as of June 2014)
• Appendix E: Historical Statistics
• General Bibliography
• History Bibliography
• Foreign Policy and Defense Bibliography
• Politics Bibliography
• Society Bibliography
• Culture Bibliography
• Economy, Business, and Finance Bibliography
• Education Bibliography
• Science Bibliography
• Health and Medical Bibliography
• Religion Bibliography
• Language and Literature Bibliography
• Media Bibliography
• Law and Crime Bibliography
• Sport and Gambling Bibliography
• War and Military History Bibliography
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